Abd ar-Razzaq an-Naif

Abd ar-Razzaq an-Naif (1934-10 July 1978) was Prime Minister of Iraq from 17 July 1968 to 30 July 1968, succeeding Tahir Yahya and preceding Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr.

Biography
Abd ar-Razzaq an-Naif was born in 1934 in Fallujah, Kingdom of Iraq to a Sunni Muslim family. He graduated from a Baghdad military college in 1953 and studied in the United Kingdom while serving under Abdul Salam Arif in military intelligence, returning to Iraq in 1964. From 17 to 30 July 1968, he briefly served as Prime Minister of Ba'athist Iraq following the 17 July Revolution, but he was replaced by Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, who became the dictator of Iraq shortly after. an-Naif was mortally wounded by Salim Ahmed Hassan while leaving the Intercontinental Hotel on Park Lane in London, England, and he died a day later, 10 July 1978; his death was on the orders of Saddam Hussein due to his political opposition to him.